Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria has made the book available digitally.

danny suggested scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.

kristina recommended looking at other precedents of online file sharing including the Prelinger Library and Open Library where publications can be scanned for sharing via the web. A few other examples: aaaaarg.org (archive of art, theory, and philosophy texts) and ubuweb (archive of art, music, experimental film and performance recordings).

felipe discussed a project called Sabotage in which academic texts were made available in Brazil.

miloh mentioned that scanner users could also bring ephemeral materials (e.g., notebooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, photos, etc) for scanning on a limited use basis, accessible through encryption keys given out to people from the person who made the scan. These materials could be accessed perhaps further into the future by researchers of all kinds (genealogical, sociological, artistic, etc...).

TO DOS:

Research and share information about public domain, fair use, and copyright as guidelines for scanners.
See Public Domain Chart

Discuss same issues with Prelingers, Ace Monster Toys, creator of aaaaarg, and any other individuals or orgs dedicated to this subject.

Develop documentation and FAQs for users on various issues including, but not limited to: